She responded by saying: "don't be mad at me cause u in the closet... Flop that ya lil bitch lmao!"

Fans were quick to respond to the singer, with one saying: "And... she just lost a fan" and another adding: "so is being in the closet something to be made fun of, or taken lightly...? Watch what you say...."

Another fan directly tweeted the singer, saying: "I didn't know u were homophobic like this. Being gay is no laughing matter And I was just rooting for u. Never again"

Ashanti's long-delayed LP BraveHeart will reportedly be released in the US on February 28.